"Eric Marcus Eric Marcus (born November 12, 1958, New York City) is an American non-fiction writer. His works are primarily of LGBT interest, including ""Breaking the Surface"", the autobiography of gay Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis, which became a #1 New York Times Bestseller and ""Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945–1990"", which won the Stonewall Book Award. Other topics he's addressed in his writing include suicide and pessimistic humor. Marcus received his B.A. from Vassar College in 1980 where he majored in Urban Studies. He earned his master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of"
"eye of Sammy Lee, two-time Olympic champion, who began coaching him. At sixteen Louganis took part in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he placed second in the tower event, behind Italian sport legend Klaus Dibiasi. Two years later, with Dibiasi retired, Louganis won his first world title in the same event with the help of coach Ron O'Brien. Louganis was a favorite for two golds in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, but an American boycott of the games prevented him from participating. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal years later. Louganis"
"he was simply overshadowed in the public imagination by other American Olympians, most notably Mary Lou Retton. In 2016, Louganis was pictured on boxes of Wheaties cereal, where prominent American athletes are famously featured, as part of a special ""Legends"" series that also included 1980s Olympians Janet Evans and Edwin Moses. This occurred approximately a year after a change.org petition was launched that requested that he be featured, although General Mills denied any influence from the petition. Greg Louganis Gregory Efthimios ""Greg"" Louganis (; born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver, LGBT activist, and author who won gold"
"Breaking the Surface Breaking the Surface is a best-selling book by Greg Louganis, co-written with Eric Marcus published in 1996. The book spent five weeks at number one on the ""New York Times"" Best Seller list. Louganis chronicles his winning of back-to-back double gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics, and his self-doubt and lack of confidence that held him back personally and professionally because of concealing his sexual orientation as a gay athlete. This is about him coming out as an HIV-positive gay man. As a follow-up to the success of the book, Canadian television"
"to have won medals at four Summer Olympics. (Greg Louganis, who won silver at his first Olympics in 1976, was prevented from attempting to replicate either feat by the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.) A silver in the springboard in 1968 gave him a record total of five Olympic medals. He also excelled at the first two FINA World Aquatic Championships (1973 and 1975), winning four medals. Nationally Dibiasi won 11 platform and 7 springboard titles. Dibiasi was born in Solbad Hall, Austria, from Italian parents who returned to Italy when he was a child. He was the first Italian to"
"qualifying round for his next dive and repeated the dive during the finals, earning the gold medal by a margin of 25 points. In the 10m finals, he won the gold medal, performing a 3.4 difficulty dive in his last attempt, earning 86.70 points for a total of 638.61, surpassing silver medalist Xiong Ni by only 1.14 points. His comeback earned him the title of ABC's ""Wide World of Sports"" ""Athlete of the Year"" for 1988. Louganis had been a theatre major in college, and in the late 1980s and 1990s, Louganis acted in several movies, including ""Touch Me"" in"
"ultimate triumph, at the 1988 Olympics. In 1984, Louganis received the James E. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. In June 2013, Louganis was inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame. He was among the first class of inductees into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame on August 2, 2013. In 2015, Louganis was presented the Bonham Centre Award from The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto, for his contributions to the advancement and education of issues around sexual"
"Olympic Games. In 1988 he and Carol Guzy were finalists for their photographs of Haiti in turmoil, published by ""The Miami Herald"". His photograph of Greg Louganis hitting his head on the diving board at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games won first prize in the Sports category of the 1988 World Press Photo and was featured in ""Photo District News"" as a memorable sports photograph. Smith has been featured in the ""Photo District News"" Portraiture Issue, the ""Communication Arts"" Photography Annual, and ""Pop Photo"". He has won awards from the Pictures of the Year competition multiple times. He lives in"
"unnerved by the event that he did a wrong dive that earned him the first zero score ever in the Olympics. The competition was split into two phases: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as ""springboard diving"", was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. Memorably, defending champion Greg Louganis managed to complete the preliminary qualifying after hitting his head on the springboard while performing a reverse 2½ pike in the third round and suffering a concussion, and continued to the"
"second in the 1980 final and fourth in 1981. He won the football preliminary in 1981 and set a record of 23.91 seconds in the swimming event. The record stood until 1986, when it was broken by Greg Louganis. Francis appeared in a 20-man battle royal at WrestleMania 2 along with other NFL stars. He is the son of wrestling promoter Ed Francis, He briefly competed full-time in the American Wrestling Association after retiring from football. He also competed in the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Hawaii where he held the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship one time with his older"
"his life as a gay athlete. Mario López was nominated for an ALMA Award for ""Outstanding Individual Performance in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series in a Crossover Role"". Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story is a 1997 television film about diver Greg Louganis based on the best-selling book ""Breaking the Surface"" co-written by Greg Louganis and Eric Marcus that stayed on top of the ""New York Times"" Best Seller list for 5 weeks. This was Steven Hilliard Stern's final directed film before dying in 2018. In Seoul, 1988, Greg Louganis (played by"
"identification. He was a 2015 World Games Special Olympics torch bearer in Los Angeles (July 2015). In 2016, he was selected as a Grand Marshal of the 2017 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. Louganis got few endorsement deals after his 1984 and 1988 Olympic victories, his one major deal being Speedo, a partnership which lasted until 2007. Some of his fellow athletes blamed homophobia for his lack of deals, since he had been rumored to be gay even before he came out. Louganis has stated that he suspects that his sexuality played a part, although he feels that in part"
"individual competition in six consecutive Olympics, by winning a bronze.. Other athletes who won medals in six consecutive Olympics did not do so in the same individual competition: Aladár Gerevich, a fencer from Hungary, won six gold medals between 1932 and 1960 with the Hungarian team; Elisabeta Lipă, a rower from Romania, won her medals between 1984 and 2004 in different disciplines (single scull, double scull, quadruple scull and eight). Armin Zöggeler Armin Zöggeler (born 4 January 1974) is a retired Italian luger and double Olympic champion. He is one of the most successful men in the sport, nicknamed ""Il"
"and film director Steven Hilliard Stern directed """" in 1997, starring Mario Lopez as Louganis, with Louganis also appearing in certain scenes of the television film and as narrator. Louganis also produced a video diary called ""Looking To the Light"", which picked up where ""Breaking the Surface"" left off. Breaking the Surface Breaking the Surface is a best-selling book by Greg Louganis, co-written with Eric Marcus published in 1996. The book spent five weeks at number one on the ""New York Times"" Best Seller list. Louganis chronicles his winning of back-to-back double gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics and"
"— China 7 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games — United States 8 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games — United States 4 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games — China 3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games — China 5 consecutive gold medals at World Championships — China 3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships 6 consecutive gold medals at World Championships — United States 3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships — Greg Louganis 5 consecutive gold medals at World Championships — China 3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships — United States 5 consecutive gold medals at"
"Mariel Zagunis Mariel Leigh Zagunis (born March 3, 1985) is an American sabre fencer. She won the gold medals in the individual sabre at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Zagunis is the first American to win a gold medal in Olympic fencing, and was chosen to be the flag bearer of the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. Zagunis' parents, Robert and Cathy (née Menges) Zagunis, were collegiate rowers at Oregon State University and Connecticut College, respectively. They both competed with the U.S. rowing team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal."
"was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an ""Honor Swimmer"" in 1978. Ralph Flanagan (swimmer) Ralph Drew Flanagan (December 14, 1918 – February 8, 1988) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics during the 1930s. As a 13-year-old at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Flanagan competed in the semifinals of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle. Four years later at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, he won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Individually, he"
"Las Vegas Nationals in honor of his contribution to USA wrestling and the Greco Roman team. • 2 Olympic Champions <br> • 11 Olympians<br> • 47 World Team Members<br> • 279 US National Champions<br> • 271 Collegiate Dual Meet Wins<br> • he was the 4 Time Head Coach of the US Greco Roman World Team<br> • and 16 Time Assistant Coach of the US Greco Roman World Team<br> • 4 Time Assistant Coach of the US Olympic Team •Christie Stenglein-Morano, 3 time Women’s World Freestyle Champion, 5 time World Silver Medalist,1 time World Bronze Medalist and 11 time USA National"
"1979. Boggs was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Diagnosed with lymphoma, he died at age 40 in 1990 in Miami, Florida. <br> Phil Boggs Phillip (""Phil"") George Boggs (December 29, 1949 – July 4, 1990) was a diver and Olympic gold medalist from the United States; he won the 3 m springboard event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Boggs was born in Akron, Ohio, and graduated from Firestone High School in 1967. He graduated from Florida State University in 1971 and served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for five years, leaving"
"always focused on being ahead of technological developments, which now shows in their involvement in the foiling technology. Roman Hagara Roman Hagara (born 30 April 1966) is an Austrian sailor who has won the Gold medal in the Tornado class at two consecutive Olympic Games. Hagara, and his colleague Hans-Peter Steinacher won the Gold medal in the Tornado class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and successfully defended their title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which, to date, makes them Austria’s the most successful summer sport athletes as the first professional Austrian sailing team. Hagara was the"
"Brad Rheingans Brad Rheingans (born December 13, 1953) is an American retired Greco-Roman wrestler and professional wrestler. Rheingans was a member of the United States' Greco-Roman wrestling teams for the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics, as well as winning two gold medals in the 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games and a bronze medal in the 1979 World Wrestling Championships. Rhenigans was born in Appleton, Minnesota. While in high school, he won honours in football, wrestling and track and field. His high school friends included fellow future professional wrestling personality Eric Bischoff. After graduating high school, Rhenigans enrolled in North"
"he is not training, Zöggeler enjoys swimming, field hockey, and collecting and watching television dramas. At the Winter Olympics, Zöggeler has won six medals in the same individual competition in six consecutive Olympics, the first to do so; including two golds (2002, 2006), one silver (1998), and three bronze (1994, 2010, 2014). He has sixteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including six golds (Men's singles: 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011), five silvers (Men's singles: 2000, 2007, 2009; Mixed team: 1995, 2007), and five bronzes (Mixed team: 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2012). At the FIL European Luge Championships,"
"""Ski Free"", detailing step-by-step instructions on how to perform freestyle moves. Athans died as a result of complications from diabetes. He was inducted posthumously into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. Greg Athans Greg Athans (18 June 1955–8 August 2006) was a Canadian freestyle skier competing from 1976 to 1986 winning titles in multiple disciplines. Athans was also Canadian national waterskiing champion on fifteen occasions. He competed in the Canada Games, winning gold medals in the alpine slalom in 1971, and water skiing in 1973, becoming the first athlete to win gold medals at both the summer"
"Olympic games — Carl Lewis 8 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games — United States 3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games — Viktor Saneyev 4 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games — Soviet Union 6 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games — United States 4 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games — Al Oerter 5 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games — United States 3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games — John Flanagan 6 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games — United States 3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games — Jan Železný 3 consecutive gold medals at"
"a second gain from a rolling start) was 2 whole seconds faster. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle and two silvers in the 200 m freestyle and the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, swimming the anchor leg in 46.79 which was the 2nd fastest split in history. By finishing ahead of Michael Phelps in both the 200 m freestyle and the 4×100 m freestyle relay, he is the only swimmer to ever beat Phelps twice in Olympic competition. While technically the second was a relay, his split was"
"consultant, for a movie company. He had also set up an advertising company and a printing plant. In sports, he served as the President of the Panhellenic Association of Calisthenics and founded several other associations. Georgios Roubanis Georgios Roubanis (, born August 1, 1929 in Thessalonica) is a Greek pole vaulter. He competed at three Olympic Games. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, he won a bronze medal in the pole vault, as he scored 4.50 m (Greek record at the time), on 26 November 1956. In order to attend the Melbourne event, Roubanis lost a semester of his studies"
"Roman Hagara Roman Hagara (born 30 April 1966) is an Austrian sailor who has won the Gold medal in the Tornado class at two consecutive Olympic Games. Hagara, and his colleague Hans-Peter Steinacher won the Gold medal in the Tornado class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and successfully defended their title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which, to date, makes them Austria’s the most successful summer sport athletes as the first professional Austrian sailing team. Hagara was the Flagbearer for the Austrian team at the 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. Along with his teammate Steinacher, he"
"Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon. Martin Sheridan, the Olympic champion in 1904 and 1908, won the 1906 title as well. A 1904 medallist, Nikolaos Georgantas, was runner-up, while Verner Järvinen took the bronze medal in addition to the Greek-style event gold medal he won at the 1906 Games. At both the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 London Olympics, a Greek-style discus throwing competition was held. This variant had athletes stood on a raised pedestal and throwing the implement in a prescribed technique, which was suggested"
"of the 40 shots; twice in the first string and once in the fourth. Georgios Orphanidis Georgios Orphanidis (, 1859–1942 ) was a Greek sports shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He also competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games. Orphanidis competed in all five of the shooting events: military rifle, free rifle, military pistol, rapid fire pistol, and free pistol. The first event held was the military rifle competition, in which Orphanidis placed fifth after scoring 1,698 points. His place in the second event, the military pistol, is"
"Ralph Flanagan (swimmer) Ralph Drew Flanagan (December 14, 1918 – February 8, 1988) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics during the 1930s. As a 13-year-old at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Flanagan competed in the semifinals of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle. Four years later at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, he won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Individually, he finished fourth in the men's 400-meter freestyle and fifth in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle. Flanagan"
"in the first Olympiads (Pantelis Karasevdas, Georgios Orphanidis, Ioannis Frangoudis gold, Panagiotis Pavlidis, Georgios Moraitinis, Iason Sappas, Alexandros Theofilakis, Ioannis Theofilakis, Alexandros Vrasivanopoulos silver, Nicolaos Trikupis, Nikolaos Morakis, Anastasios Metaxas bronze). A new rise in shooting's popularity has been noted after Anna Korakaki won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics Greece has three bordering seas, the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea, so it not surprising that sailing is a popular sport. Greek athletes have won 7 medals in sailing and 2 in Rowing at the Olympic games and also numerous gold medals in"
"Konstantinos Savorgiannakis Konstantinos Savorgiannakis (; born March 2, 1969 in Nea Anchialos, Volos) is a Greek sport shooter. He was selected as one of eleven shooters to represent the host nation Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and had attained numerous top 20 finishes in air rifle shooting at various meets of the ISSF World Cup series. Savorgiannakis trains under Serbian-born head coach and 1988 Olympic champion Goran Maksimović for the national team, while shooting at Olympiakos in Athens. Savorgiannakis was named as part of the host nation's shooting team to compete in the men's 10 m air"
"at the games. In making the 2012 United States Olympic team, Dumais equals the record set by Greg Louganis of having been the only diver selected to represent the United States at four Olympiads. Ipsen and Dumais won the bronze in the synchronized 3m on August 1 with a score of 446.7. The duo's medal along with David Boudia and his partner Nicholas McCrory's bronze in the synchronized 10m platform were the first Olympic medals of any kind in diving for the United States since 2000 and the first for a U.S male diver since 1996 in Atlanta when Mark"